Center City Philadelphia

The Central Philadelphia Transportation Management Association (CPTMA) focuses on making travel within Center City efficient, reliable, pleasant and safe for commuters, residents and visitors. We promote transit use, work to improve conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists and combat traffic congestion.

Phlash

CPTMA manages the seasonal Phlash downtown loop, using distinctive purple trolleys to connect major tourist destinations between Penn's Landing and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. CPTMA works with the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation and other partners on Phlash.

View the Phlash promotional video below, or download the Phlash QuickGuide- 30 Pages | PDF (25.5 MB)

Transit Signs

To make it easier to ride downtown buses, CPTMA installed simple, new route maps and information panels at bus stops along Chestnut, Walnut and Markets streets and JFK Boulevard from 4th to 22nd streets. Each map identifies the bus route and shows major nearby destinations and connections, along with a historic photograph of a nearby street scene.

We're currently working with SEPTA and PATCO on a unified transit "mark" and a simplified sign system to better direct transit users to the underground concourse.

CPTMA is a non-profit organization formed in 2001, managed by the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation and the Center City District, and supported in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.